Scientific imaging systems, optics, software, and support

High-resolution imaging workflows for specimens, cores, thin sections, and 3D models.

Macroscopic Solutions helps research, museum, education, geoscience, and inspection teams choose the right system, capture method, optics, software, and support option.

CoreScan PRO 3-axis geoscience imaging system with rock and core samples CoreScan PRO 3-axis systems for long samples, slide scanning, and expanded automation. Drill-core imaging system scanning a core box at China University of Petroleum in Qingdao A drill-core imaging installation for Dr. Keyu Liu's lab at China University of Petroleum, Qingdao. Mitutoyo granite table, stand, measuring microscope, and height gage configured as an inspection station Mitutoyo granite tables and stands for stable, planar imaging and inspection stations. CoreScan PRO 2-axis camera and rail system front view CoreScan PRO 2-axis systems for automated long-sample panning and focus-stacking workflows. Researcher operating a Macropod Drill Core imaging system at the University of Mississippi The Ole Miss team begins digitizing Quaternary geology with a Macropod Drill Core system. Fine light-blue moth scales showing overlapping translucent surface detail Fine surface detail revealed through controlled, high-magnification visible-light imaging. Macropod PRO 3D configured for scientific focus stacking Macropod PRO 3D systems for portable focus stacking, specimen imaging, and 3D capture. Macropod imaging setup and forked fungus beetle display at the Smithsonian installation for Dr. Floyd Shockley A Smithsonian installation for Dr. Floyd Shockley brings controlled focus stacking to forked fungus beetle documentation. Macropod Petrographic imaging system with transmitted light stage Macropod Petrographic systems for high-quality thin-section and transmitted-light workflows. Mitutoyo measuring microscope for optical inspection and microscopy Mitutoyo measuring microscopes for precision optical inspection and dimensional review. Researcher using a Macropod imaging system for specimen digitization at the University of New Hampshire Researchers at the University of New Hampshire use a Macropod system to digitize parasite collections. Mitutoyo M Plan Apo long-working-distance microscope objectives for high-resolution imaging Mitutoyo M Plan Apo objectives for long-working-distance microscopic imaging.

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The imaging systems customers rely on most.

Macropod systems, CoreScan, Mitutoyo optics, Canon capture equipment, Agisoft Metashape, and controlled-lighting accessories support the recurring imaging, microscopy, measurement, and digitization work we are asked to solve.

Macropod PRO 3D imaging system
Portable specimen systems Macropod PRO 3D

Portable high-resolution imaging for specimens, focus stacking, 3D photogrammetry capture, museum digitization, teaching labs, and research documentation.

Mitutoyo objective family for Macropod Micro Kit workflows
Microscopic objective imaging Macropod Micro Kit

Mitutoyo M Plan Apo objective workflows for samples that need much higher magnification, stronger optical detail, and controlled lighting.

CoreScan imaging system with geoscience samples
Drill core and long samples CoreScan PRO

Automated long-sample imaging for drill core, slabs, petrographic context, geoscience records, and future modular 3D core rotation workflows.

MicroCoreScan high-magnification tree-core cellular detail image
Tree-core micro scanning MicroCoreScan

Automated microscopic scanning for tree cores, dendrochronology, narrow cores, and long linear samples with stitched optical detail.

Macropod Petrographic transmitted light imaging system
Thin section and transmitted light Macropod Petrographic

A higher-quality petrographic imaging approach for plain light, polarized light, thin sections, petrographic slides, and geological analysis.

Agisoft Metashape license product artwork
Photogrammetry software Agisoft Metashape Licenses

Node-locked, floating, standard, professional, and educational licenses for photogrammetry, 3D modeling, orthomosaics, and scientific documentation.

Granite table, stand, measuring microscope, and height gage inspection station
Vibration damping and planar support Mitutoyo Granite Tables and Stands

Stable granite plates, steel stands, and support accessories for flat reference surfaces, precision imaging stations, and vibration-control planning.

Mitutoyo measuring microscope for optical inspection
Optical inspection systems Mitutoyo Measuring Microscopes

Toolmakers microscopes, measuring microscopes, optical measuring platforms, and accessories for precision inspection workflows.

Canon camera equipment for scientific imaging systems
Camera bodies for imaging systems Canon Cameras

Canon EOS R bodies and camera options for Macropod, CoreScan, photogrammetry, field documentation, and scientific imaging workflows.

Turtledove diffusers and close-up lighting accessories
Controlled lighting and 3D printable accessories Diffusers and Lighting

Turtledove diffusers, printable lighting accessories, adapters, and close-up lighting setups for repeatable macro and micro imaging.

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Send the sample to Macroscopic Solutions.

Use the imaging lab for publication-oriented imagery, a representative-sample pilot, a one-time project, or an ongoing capture backlog. From whole specimens to the finest detail visible-light optics can resolve, we capture at the highest useful magnification the optics and specimen permit. We can also use the completed work to define what an in-house system would need to reproduce.

Company network archive

A historical record of institutional customer, collaborator, and research relationships.

The curated map includes 98 institution-level records shown at approximate locations. Entries may be historical and do not necessarily indicate a current relationship, current product use, or endorsement.

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Smithsonian NMNH logo Smithsonian NMNH USDA ARS logo USDA ARS Harvard University logo Harvard University Cornell University logo Cornell University NASA Ames logo NASA Ames USGS logo USGS California Academy of Sciences logo California Academy of Sciences Milwaukee Public Museum logo Milwaukee Public Museum Field Museum logo Field Museum University of Florida logo University of Florida Texas A&M logo Texas A&M Aramco Services logo Aramco Services Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute logo Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Big Bee logo Big Bee Parasite Tracker logo Parasite Tracker National Arboretum logo National Arboretum University of Michigan logo University of Michigan University of Pennsylvania logo University of Pennsylvania UC Santa Barbara logo UC Santa Barbara University of Washington logo University of Washington Natural History Museum LA logo Natural History Museum LA Bishop Museum logo Bishop Museum UC Berkeley logo UC Berkeley University of Kansas logo University of Kansas United States Space Force logo United States Space Force

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Iridescent red, violet, blue, and green scales of a Madagascar sunset moth Translucent juvenile squid against a vivid turquoise and yellow background Pink pollen-dusted Pelargonium graveolens stigma in macro detail

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Interactive scientific 3D

Move through real specimens—not just photographs.

These browser-ready models show how repeatable capture, focus stacking, and photogrammetry turn scientific samples into textured digital objects for research, teaching, exhibits, and documentation.

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